SCOM 240- Final Exam JMU Questions With Complete
Solutions
A speaker can sway an audience in what three ways according to
Aristotle? Correct Answers Ethos, Pathos, Logos
According to Cicero, what are the five elements of rhetoric?
Correct Answers Invention- The process of deciding the subject
matter of a speech
Style- selecting the proper words to create a message
Arrangement- described ways to order ideas effectively (intro>
main> conc.)
Memory- the ability to hold content, style, and arrangement in
one's mind
Delivery- pleasing voice, use of gestures
According to co-cultural theory, how do muted groups talk to
dominant groups? Correct Answers Assimilation- blending in
with the dominant group
Separation- minimizing contact with the dominant group.
Accommodation- persuading the dominant group to incorporate
the experiences of the co-cultural group.
According to Douglas Ehninger, what are four directions of
rhetorical approach? Correct Answers Classical- remove the
insights of great rhetoricians adopted.
Psych/Epistemological- relationship of communication v.
thought.
Belletristic- writing/speaking as an art form. (poetry/drama)
Elocutionary- designed elaborate systems of instruction to
improve verbal and nonverbal presentations.
,Communication Scientist Correct Answers studies self-image,
message variables, attitude changes, interpersonal relationships,
etc.
Define semiotics. Correct Answers Semiotics- the study of the
social production of meaning from sign systems, the analysis of
anything that can stand for something else.
The goal of semiotics is interpreting both verbal and nonverbal
signs.
Ethos Correct Answers personal character
Explain cohesiveness. Correct Answers Cohesiveness is the
degree of togetherness between and among communicators.
Explain how race is a social construciton. Correct Answers
Race, a concept that signified and symbolizes sociopolitical
conflicts and interests in reference to different types of human
bodies.
Race= human social and historical processes that have
arbitrarily (but purposefully) created categories of people that
are positioned differently in society.
Explain interpersonal comm. Correct Answers Communication
with oneself. How individuals view their own behavior. The
study of cognition.
,Explain Karl Wick's information systems approach. Correct
Answers Constitutive organizations engage is sense-making.
This is communicative behavior designed to reduce ambiguity.
Explain situational contexts. Correct Answers Environments
that are limited by such factors as the number of people present,
the response, and the space between communicators among
others.
Explain small group comm. Correct Answers Small group
comm. is comprised of at least three people working together to
a common purpose. (prime 5-7)
Explain the interrogation-containment framework Correct
Answers This is where scholars examine the perpetuation of
whiteness. Racial domination persists through containment
strategies that silence those who speak out on oppression.
Explain Whiteness as presented by Parker and Mease? Correct
Answers Beyond the Knapsack: Disrupting the production of
white racial privilege in organizational practices. Race not only
harms blacks, but it protects whites. It influences the justice
system.
How did imperialism influence race? Correct Answers Race has
never been a neutral concept, it has always been a hierarchy.
15th Century- Europeans placed themselves at the top.
Economic and Imperialistic Interests- "You aren't capable of
handling your own land/body."
, The discourse is fundamentally power-laden in its origins
How do cultures develop speech codes? Correct Answers Social
constructions. Philipsen was interested in developing a theory
that explained the relationship between the communication and
the culture. Culture influences communication and Comm.
influences culture.
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Speech Codes Theory is interpretive with a twist. Explanation>
Prediction
How is MGT connected to Symbolic interaction? Correct
Answers Mead asserts that the extent of knowing is the extent
of knowing is the extent of naming. Whoever has the ability to
make names stick has an awesome power.
Mead describes "minding" as an automatic pause before we
speak in order to consider how those who are listening might
respond. *These periods of hesitation grow longer when we are
in a muted group.
How would Barthes describe semiotic theory? Correct Answers
Initially, Barthes described his semiotic theory as an explanation
of myth. He later added, the connotation to label the ideological
baggage that signs carry.
Barthes was specifically interested in the non-verbal side,
particularly the mass media. Ex- wine=class
Solutions
A speaker can sway an audience in what three ways according to
Aristotle? Correct Answers Ethos, Pathos, Logos
According to Cicero, what are the five elements of rhetoric?
Correct Answers Invention- The process of deciding the subject
matter of a speech
Style- selecting the proper words to create a message
Arrangement- described ways to order ideas effectively (intro>
main> conc.)
Memory- the ability to hold content, style, and arrangement in
one's mind
Delivery- pleasing voice, use of gestures
According to co-cultural theory, how do muted groups talk to
dominant groups? Correct Answers Assimilation- blending in
with the dominant group
Separation- minimizing contact with the dominant group.
Accommodation- persuading the dominant group to incorporate
the experiences of the co-cultural group.
According to Douglas Ehninger, what are four directions of
rhetorical approach? Correct Answers Classical- remove the
insights of great rhetoricians adopted.
Psych/Epistemological- relationship of communication v.
thought.
Belletristic- writing/speaking as an art form. (poetry/drama)
Elocutionary- designed elaborate systems of instruction to
improve verbal and nonverbal presentations.
,Communication Scientist Correct Answers studies self-image,
message variables, attitude changes, interpersonal relationships,
etc.
Define semiotics. Correct Answers Semiotics- the study of the
social production of meaning from sign systems, the analysis of
anything that can stand for something else.
The goal of semiotics is interpreting both verbal and nonverbal
signs.
Ethos Correct Answers personal character
Explain cohesiveness. Correct Answers Cohesiveness is the
degree of togetherness between and among communicators.
Explain how race is a social construciton. Correct Answers
Race, a concept that signified and symbolizes sociopolitical
conflicts and interests in reference to different types of human
bodies.
Race= human social and historical processes that have
arbitrarily (but purposefully) created categories of people that
are positioned differently in society.
Explain interpersonal comm. Correct Answers Communication
with oneself. How individuals view their own behavior. The
study of cognition.
,Explain Karl Wick's information systems approach. Correct
Answers Constitutive organizations engage is sense-making.
This is communicative behavior designed to reduce ambiguity.
Explain situational contexts. Correct Answers Environments
that are limited by such factors as the number of people present,
the response, and the space between communicators among
others.
Explain small group comm. Correct Answers Small group
comm. is comprised of at least three people working together to
a common purpose. (prime 5-7)
Explain the interrogation-containment framework Correct
Answers This is where scholars examine the perpetuation of
whiteness. Racial domination persists through containment
strategies that silence those who speak out on oppression.
Explain Whiteness as presented by Parker and Mease? Correct
Answers Beyond the Knapsack: Disrupting the production of
white racial privilege in organizational practices. Race not only
harms blacks, but it protects whites. It influences the justice
system.
How did imperialism influence race? Correct Answers Race has
never been a neutral concept, it has always been a hierarchy.
15th Century- Europeans placed themselves at the top.
Economic and Imperialistic Interests- "You aren't capable of
handling your own land/body."
, The discourse is fundamentally power-laden in its origins
How do cultures develop speech codes? Correct Answers Social
constructions. Philipsen was interested in developing a theory
that explained the relationship between the communication and
the culture. Culture influences communication and Comm.
influences culture.
Teamsterville- Chicago IL
Nacirema- Santa Barbra CA
Speech Codes Theory is interpretive with a twist. Explanation>
Prediction
How is MGT connected to Symbolic interaction? Correct
Answers Mead asserts that the extent of knowing is the extent
of knowing is the extent of naming. Whoever has the ability to
make names stick has an awesome power.
Mead describes "minding" as an automatic pause before we
speak in order to consider how those who are listening might
respond. *These periods of hesitation grow longer when we are
in a muted group.
How would Barthes describe semiotic theory? Correct Answers
Initially, Barthes described his semiotic theory as an explanation
of myth. He later added, the connotation to label the ideological
baggage that signs carry.
Barthes was specifically interested in the non-verbal side,
particularly the mass media. Ex- wine=class
